Matching: Match each item with the correct statement below.
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a. | Calendar of General Orders | d. | vice president | b. | cloture | e. | filibuster | c. | majority and minority
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president of the Senate
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unlimited speaking time
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list of bills for Senate consideration
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most important officers in the Senate
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limit senators' speaking time
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a. | Speaker | d. | majority leader | b. | constituents | e. | caucus | c. | whips |
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represented by members of the House
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presiding officer of the House
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closed meeting
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assist the floor leader
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Speaker's top assistant
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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In the Senate the rules are designed to make sure that all
senators_______
a. | introduce new bills every year. | b. | follow their party's
platform. | c. | obey strict procedures. | d. | have freedom to express their
ideas. |
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The main task of each house of Congress is to_________
a. | legislate the executive branch. | c. | get reelected. | b. | write
procedures. | d. | make
laws. |
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The Senate conducts most of its business through ________
a. | the majority leader's rule. | c. | strict rules and
procedures. | b. | unanimous consent. | d. | a calendar of scheduled bills. |
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Many procedures in Congress are organized around ______
a. | a quorum. | c. | constituents. | b. | the majority leader. | d. | party
affiliation. |
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This person's main job is to steer the party's bills through the
Senate.
a. | Speaker of the House | c. | minority leader | b. | vice president | d. | majority leader |
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Before both houses of Congress pass it and the president signs it, a proposed
law is a _______
a. | quorum. | c. | filibuster. | b. | bill. | d. | rule. |
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The flow of legislative work in Congress is always controlled by the
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a. | majority party. | c. | Democratic Party. | b. | minority party. | d. | Republican
Party. |
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